Name/Title
Patrick Kelly : runway of loveEntry/Object ID
TT505.K42.P3 2021Description
Patrick Kelly (1954-1990) was known for his bold, bright, and joyful fashion creations that resonated in the streets and nightclubs and on the runways of New York, Paris, and beyond. The first American and the first Black designer to be admitted to the governing body of the French fashion industry, Kelly boasted celebrity couture clients including Madonna, Cicely Tyson, and Gloria Steinem. His designs are distinguished by a combination of playful aesthetics and a willingness to brazenly foreground race and heritage and push cultural boundaries, including racial tropes like golliwogs, or Black baby dolls. Generously illustrated with hundreds of images of runway photography, garments on mannequins, and never-before-published archival materials, this book is an unprecedented exploration of Kelly's influential career, which was tragically cut short by complications from AIDS. More than 80 of Kelly's most beloved works are featured alongside thoughtful essays focusing on his work in relationship to French fashion, Queer identity, Black identity, and his exuberant runway shows. Also featured is a detailed timeline decorated with archival photographs and drawings, making this volume the definitive resource on Kelly's life and work.Context
Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love at the de Young, San Francisco, from October 23, 2021, to April 24, 2022, and at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Massachusetts, June 25 to November 6, 2022.Lexicon
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african american fashion designers, fashion design--exhibitions, fashion design--united states, fashion designers--united statesLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Laura L. Camerlengo, Dilys Blum, Sequoia Barnes, Darnell-Jamal Lisby, Madison Moore, Eric Darnell Pritchard, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, Philadelphia Museum of ArtPublisher
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Yale University PressPlace Published
City
San Francisco, CA, New Haven, CTDate Published
2021ISBN
9780300260236, 0300260237Notes
Length: 198General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Runway jubilee / André Leon Talley -- Introduction: Patrick Kelly and Paris fashion / Dilys E. Blum -- From the church pew to the runway: the influence of the black church on Patrick Kelly's design aesthetic / Darnell-Jamal Lisby -- Sex, sexuality, and signifying: Patrick Kelly's queer enterprise / Eric Darnell Pritchard -- "If we can't deal with where we've been, it's gon' be hard to go somewhere": Patrick Kelly's seat at the table / Madison Moore -- Resurrecting Josephine: contextualizing Pat Clevelannd's runway performance for Patrick Kelly Paris / Sequoia Barnes -- Catalogue. Runway of love ; Fast fashion ; Mississippi in Paris ; Hot couture ; Lisa loves The Louvre ; Two loves.